hollowpot15684:


Here is what you need to understand,

Illegal importation from this neighbouring countries makes it difficult for Nigerian Businesses to compete within their own market/space.


So the Federal Government is giving the power back to Local producers (such as Rice farmers) by closing the border, so that the Local producers can also have the power to thrive within their own National economy" and this move is a win situation for every Nigerians because it will bring about inclusive growth (such as Job creation and poverty alleviation).


I hope you understand this simple analysis?

When u say "illegal importation", which products are u referring? Are u telling me that d only thing that happens at d borders is "illegal importation"? Pls what is d job of d Nigerian customs service?

Is it because an open border that our local rice farmers can't perform? What is d volume of local production compared to consumption?

Apart from rice, what other reason were d borders closed or is it because of rice d govt closed d border?

SenecaTheYonger:
Oh no, that means this is somehow benefiting them. I was supporting this border closure until now. This can't be a good policy if IMF is supporting it.

these people don't want anything for Nigerians they like to see Nigeria and Africa at large suffer

lexy2014:


Pls were is SAMSUNG from? Are there SAMSUNG products in d USA? What about Toyota? Can d US make d products that SAMSUNG and Toyota make? Can d US make wine? Does d US import wine from places like France and Spain?

You are not getting the point, do the US smuggle those cars into their country? Do they import food or plastic rubbers? Do we close our border against importation of cars and mechineries?

buhariguy:
You are not getting the point, do the US smuggle those cars into their country? Do they import food or plastic rubbers? Do we close our border against importation of cars and mechineries?

I get it cos u aren't even communicating cos it seems u arent sure of what u saying? These were ur exact words that I responded to:

"can US allowed anything they can produce to enter into their country? Especially food"

Or don't u no d meaning of what u said?

D reason 4 international trade is so that countries can produce products at which they have a comparative advantage which they can now exchange for products they don't produce. because of that no country is self sufficient depending on d level of local demand compared with local production and food production isn't an exception. So yes, d US imports food and other products that its local production can't adequately satisfy.

U are asking this:

buhariguy:
Do we close our border against importation of cars and mechineries?

This is y I said u don't even no what u are saying. At present, have d borders been partially closed? Is it only smuggling that takes at our borders? Pls what is d job of our customs? D US u mentioned how do they handle smuggling? Is it by closing their borders?

lexy2014:


When u say "illegal importation", which products are u referring? Are u telling me that d only thing that happens at d borders is "illegal importation"? Pls what is d job of d Nigerian customs service?

Is it because an open border that our local rice farmers can't perform? What is d volume of local production compared to consumption?

Apart from rice, what other reason were d borders closed or is it because of rice d govt closed d border?

As i said before, you are confuse, you dont really get the point. is to also eliminate ilegal importation of everythings like illegal arms , foods, plastic rubbers etc, if you must import, do it thru the right channel like seaport, other ecowas countries should stop using nigeria as dumping site.

thedio:
nobody tells me, I know he export cement through Benin to Ghana.Beninn govt has stopped Dangote cement from entering their country in retaliation for our border closure

dangote was never exporting cement to benin , republic of benin never allowed dangote cement in their country, since day 1.

buhariguy:
As i said before, you are confuse, you dont really get the point. is to also eliminate ilegal importation of everythings like illegal arms , foods, plastic rubbers etc, if you must import, do it thru the right channel like seaport, other ecowas countries should stop using nigeria as dumping site.

Oga u jumped into a comment I made without being able to answer any question I asked. What is d job of d Nigerian customs service? Since u don't no that, then what exactly are arguing for?

How do other countries handle and combat smuggling? Is it by closing their borders?

Unfortunately u said

buhariguy:
if you must import, do it thru the right channel like seaport.

This is d most laughable and pedestrian comment I have read all day. What do u mean by "right channel"? What makes importation by land a wrong channel? What are land borders meant 4? What is ECOWAS about in d first place? Aren't u seeing that u don't even no what u are saying?

lexy2014:


Oga u jumped into a comment I made without being able to answer any question I asked. What is d job of d Nigerian customs service? Since u don't no that, then what exactly are arguing for?

How do other countries handle and combat smuggling? Is it by closing their borders?

Unfortunately u said


This is d most laughable and pedestrian comment I have read all day. What do u mean by "right channel"? What makes importation by land a wrong channel? What are land borders meant 4? What is ECOWAS about in d first place? Aren't u seeing that u don't even no what u are saying?

Very soon we wil also build wall, that is why is called partial clossure. let nigerians import directly not by using other ecowas countries ,that is economy saboteur

buhariguy:
Just that buhari stil remain the best, if it was the past leaders like thief obj and gej, by now they would have sabotage the economy

Las Las your sufferings continues

buhariguy:
Very soon we wil also build wall, that is why is called partial clossure. let nigerians import directly not by using other ecowas countries ,that is economy saboteur

Dude, u are confusing urself further. Pls answer d following questions

lexy2014:


Oga u jumped into a comment I made without being able to answer any question I asked. What is d job of d Nigerian customs service? Since u don't no that, then what exactly are arguing for?

How do other countries handle and combat smuggling? Is it by closing their borders?

Unfortunately u said

"If you must import, do it thru the right channel like seaport."

This is d most laughable and pedestrian comment I have read all day. What do u mean by "right channel"? What makes importation by land a wrong channel? What are land borders meant 4? What is ECOWAS about in d first place? Aren't u seeing that u don't even no what u are saying?

buhariguy:
idiotic pig school of economics. Those drugs and mechinery and foods should be importing directly thru the right channel like every other country, not thru juggle called border

Na wa oh. Are u actually reading what u typing? What do u mean by "the right channel"? How do other countries handle imports? How is border now d same thing as "juggle"? Or did u mean to say jungle? Don't u no d meaning of "juggle"?

supercase1:

Las Las your sufferings continues

For a while, very soon we wil be better for it, if pdp had done this 20yrs ago, by now, your suffering would have be end by now

buhariguy:
For a while, very soon we wil be better for it, if pdp had done this 20yrs ago, by now, your suffering would have be end by now

After all these years, u still obsessed with PDP when u can't even say what buhari has done better than PDP. How is closing d borders going to make life better for Nigerians?

lexy2014:


After all these years, u still obsessed with PDP when u can't even say what buhari has done better than PDP. How is closing d borders going to make life better for Nigerians?

It wil make you and i to farm in order to reduce the price of dollars cause by importation,

buhariguy:
idiotic pig school of economics. Those drugs and mechinery and foods should be importing directly thru the right channel like every other country, not thru juggle called border

Clown.

Who is importing through the land borders if not your abokii brother smuggling rice and petrol across the northern border.

Are you going to smuggle hundreds of generator containers from China through land borders?

PoliticalWitch:


No, I support economic policies that would leave us impervious to smuggling and make it difficult for the smuggler.

Like if we remove fuel subsidy, not only would smuggling of petrol have no rationale, but it would eventually lead to more jobs and savings which can be reinvested into education, transport, etc.

Also, if we increased no of ports, and ended corruption in the ports, who needs to.go.to.cotonu.

You are happily chopping money, which is why
you see me as a PDP supporter. Which I ain't.

Sorry to disappoint you

And your government needs to sit up. PDP was a disappointment. APC is just turning out to be like them

Look at how hard you defend Cotonou like you are paid to do so, such sympathy for port of smuggling none for your country!

A survey conducted clearly puts apapa ahead of your beloved Cotonou in terms of efficiency, what basis do you parrot their superiority?

Sad we share this country with people who take sides with criminals and criminality against us.

frowland:


This comment shows you know little or next to nothing.

hate is really an hindrance to good judgement. We should put the poor lad in prayers.

lexy2014:


English language is very simple. This is d statement I responded to

"can US allowed anything they can produce to enter into their country? Especially food"

D gentleman said "anything" and that includes SAMSUNG and Toyota products.

Second, do u use ur phone to watch porn? Maybe that's y that's d only thing u could think of. Again, is it only phone Samsung produces or does Toyota produce phone?

Third, ur ignorance is getting d better of u. There's no country in d world that is self sufficient in food production. They supplement local production with imports when demand can't b made by local production. That's basic for every country. Food isn't an exception. I expected u to no something that simple.

go hug something....when i say sufficient,i mean enough that it doesnt become a burden to your purse money....
ofcourse i know nobody is a island....

lexy2014:


When u say "illegal importation", which products are u referring? Are u telling me that d only thing that happens at d borders is "illegal importation"? Pls what is d job of d Nigerian customs service?

Is it because an open border that our local rice farmers can't perform? What is d volume of local production compared to consumption?

Apart from rice, what other reason were d borders closed or is it because of rice d govt closed d border?

bros,you do know how vast the nigerian borders is,right....??

just not enough people to man it....
and people that you hire to man this borders,dont work for free....

and it will cost alot....
europe gave that idea up long ago....

buhariguy:
Just that buhari stil remain the best, if it was the past leaders like thief obj and gej, by now they would have sabotage the economy

OBJ sabotage the economy? something is wrong with you.

buhariguy:
It wil make you and i to farm in order to reduce the price of dollars cause by importation,

When buhari was sick, y didn't he use local hospital to save foreign exchange? Y did he travel to d UK for treatment? Who will farm will farm. Borders don't need to b closed b4 people farm. Is it closed border that gives people land to farm on or that gives them seedlings, fertilizer or farming implements? Y haven't u started ur farm since d border was closed?

obidark:


bros,you do know how vast the nigerian borders is,right....??

just not enough people to man it....
and people that you hire to man this borders,dont work for free....

and it will cost alot....
europe gave that idea up long ago....

First of, nothing u said answered any of d questions I asked. Instead u have opened up another angle of issues that u still might no little or nothing about. But first, let me leave u with d questions I asked.

When u say "illegal importation", which products are u referring? Are u telling me that d only thing that happens at d borders is "illegal importation"? Pls what is d job of d Nigerian customs service?

Is it because of an open border that our local rice farmers can't perform? What is d volume of local production compared to consumption?

Apart from rice, what other reason were d borders closed or is it because of rice d govt closed d border?

Now let me address d things u have said. Pls how vast is d Nigerian border? Pls tell me. Pls tell me how borders are controlled? Is it d entire border that is manned or a small portion? Who told u that European countries don't man their borders? In d case of Nigeria, what is d meaning of ECOWAS and what is it bout?

lexy2014:


First of, nothing u said answered any of d questions I asked. Instead u have opened up another angle of issues that u still might no little or nothing about. But first, let me leave u with d questions I asked.

When u say "illegal importation", which products are u referring? Are u telling me that d only thing that happens at d borders is "illegal importation"? Pls what is d job of d Nigerian customs service?

Is it because of an open border that our local rice farmers can't perform? What is d volume of local production compared to consumption?

Apart from rice, what other reason were d borders closed or is it because of rice d govt closed d border?

Now let me address d things u have said. Pls how vast is d Nigerian border? Pls tell me. Pls tell me how borders are controlled? Is it d entire border that is manned or a small portion? Who told u that European countries don't man their borders? In d case of Nigeria, what is d meaning of ECOWAS and what is it bout?

guy,i dont dabble in confusions....

you are talkin about stuffs i dont know that much about....
and am only tellin you things i know....simple....

it was you who mentioned borders,and am telling you what i know about borders....plain simple....
what realy happens at the borders,how can i know....??

obidark:


go hug something....when i say sufficient,i mean enough that it doesnt become a burden to your purse money....
ofcourse i know nobody is a island....

What are u even saying. U asked about food self sufficiency which I told u no country in d world has attained. This is a definition of food self sufficiency.

"food self-sufficiency is defined as being able to meet consumption needs (particularly for staple food crops) from own production rather than by buying or importing."

For u to b assuming that d US is food self sufficient, shows that u don't no much about what u are arguing. That's a fact

lexy2014:


What are u even saying. U asked about food self sufficiency which I told u no country in d world has attained. This is a definition of food self sufficiency.

"food self-sufficiency is defined as being able to meet consumption needs (particularly for staple food crops) from own production rather than by buying or importing."

For u to b assuming that d US is food self sufficient, shows that u don't no much about what u are arguing. That's a fact

we are talkin different things....
i know somehow what you mean,but keep in mind america has alot of resources too....

obidark:


guy,i dont dabble in confusions....

you are talkin about stuffs i dont know that much about....
and am only tellin you things i know....simple....

it was you who mentioned borders,and am telling you what i know about borders....plain simple....
what realy happens at the borders,how can i know....??

Since u don't no, then what exactly is ur argument? What is d point u are trying to prove since u don't no what u are saying? If u say u don't no how vast d border is, how do u then no that it is too vast to man and control?

Ikem11:


You are very delusional. So because someone don't like you means they hate you? Like your comments makes me not to like you but doesn't mean I hate you so try get your act together..

Me not liking buharis admin doesn't mean I hate him as a person.. I guess you too dumb to comprehend

FOOL
JUST ADMIT, YOU AND YOUR GENERATION HATES BUHARI
AND WILL HATE HIM TILL THE HATRED CONSUMES YOU ALL....... JUST HATE SOMEONE FOR NO REASON.
STUPID THIEVING PEOPLE

obidark:


we are talkin different things....
i know somehow what you mean,but keep in mind america has alot of resources too....

What are d different things we are talking about? Who is talking about Americas resources? What has that got to do with food self sufficiency? Does Nigeria not have a lot of resources?

lexy2014:


What are d different things we are talking about? Who is talking about Americas resources? What has that got to do with food self sufficiency? Does Nigeria not have a lot of resources?

guy....
i know somehow what you mean,but you are wrong too....

if you realy want to discuss this food issue,then i have to know how much america export food or import food annualy....

or else this argument will bring both of us no where....

obidark:


guy....
i know somehow what you mean,but you are wrong too....

if you realy want to discuss this food issue,then i have to know how much america export food or import food annualy....

or else this argument will bring both of us no where....

U have admitted that u are ignorant about d discussion but yet u say am wrong. How can someone who acknowledged his own ignorance b accusing another of being wrong? This is amazing

U don't even need to say am wrong. provide superior arguments and facts to counter what I have said. So far, u haven't been able to do that. All d questions I asked u even regarding Nigeria, u couldn't answer any and u say am.wrong. if u don't no anything about a subject, how do then determine that what a person is saying on d subject is wrong?

Am not going anywhere with u. Am already somewhere. Its u who needs to understand how to come into a discussion with knowledge not ignorance

RTSC:

Clown.

Who is importing through the land borders if not your abokii brother smuggling rice and petrol across the northern border.

Are you going to smuggle hundreds of generator containers from China through land borders?

but the north are not complaining, that means is idiotic pigs that do all the smuggling even in the northern border. If idiotic pigs want to import gen from china, why not import directly from china, or is china having land border with us?